End of life considerations after a terminal diagnosis are deeply personal and often challenging. Learn what estate planning steps can be taken during this time and download the companion checklist.
Should I Serve as a Healthcare Agent Under a Power of Attorney (POA)?
Understand what you need to know about accepting the legal responsibility of a healthcare agent, aka a healthcare surrogate or healthcare proxy.
Should I Serve as an Agent Under a Financial Power of Attorney (POA)?
Understand what’s involved in the role of a property or financial Power of Attorney (POA), what’s entailed, and what questions you should ask yourself.
Tips for Individuals Living Alone (Part. 2 of 2)
Estate lawyers share tips for individuals living alone on how to plan for incapacity or illness for an extended amount of time and provide a review of critical power of attorney documents.
Tips for Individuals Living Alone (Pt. 1 of 2)
Estate lawyers share tips for individuals living alone to prepare for a healthcare or medical emergency, including a checklist and contact forms.
How to Talk with Your Family About Estate Planning
Recommendations for how and when to talk with your family about your estate plan, will and other documents by expert trust and estate attorneys.
How to Talk With Your Parents About Estate Planning
Trust and estate lawyers offer recommendations for how to have critical conversations with your parents about end-of-life planning and estate documents.
Advance Medical Directives: Living Will, Medical Orders (MOLST & POLST), DNR
Advance directives are documents that express an individual’s health care wishes. Learn more about a Living Will, Healthcare Proxy, MOLST, POLST, and DNR orders.
Getting Your Affairs in Order: Essential Legal Documents
What legal documents should we have in place to prepare for an emergency, such as the Coronavirus pandemic?
Estate Planning for a College Student or Young Adult
Understand what documents you should discuss and prepare for your college-bound and young adult when they turn 18, a legal adult.
Understanding Powers of Attorney
Understanding your Power of Attorney (POA) is critical in estate planning. Bernie Krooks, a nationally-recognized expert shares his expertise in this video.